Henry named pitching coach at Florida A&M

Bryan Henry, a former All-American pitcher at Florida State and youth player in Tallahassee, has been named the pitching coach at Florida A&M, the university announced Tuesday.

Henry, 29, spent last season as the volunteer assistant coach at FSU, where he played for three seasons (2004-07) and posted a career record of 32-9 with a 2.60 ERA in 53 appearances.

Henry also played seven seasons in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, reaching Triple-A (2012 and 2013) and playing for Team USA (2010).

At FAMU, Henry is reunited with coach Jamey Shouppe, a former assistant and pitching coach at FSU who recruited Henry to FSU out of Florida High and North Florida Community College.

"I am really excited for both Bryan and our program – I want his influence as a person and his influence as a coach on our players," said Shouppe, who earned MEAC Coach of the Year honors in his first season with the Rattlers this past year and led the program to its first MEAC Tournament in three years.

"There are so many positives to this as we continue to move our program forward."

Henry replaces Frank Schaeffer, who served as the Rattlers' pitching coach last season.

Henry, who played youth baseball at Levy Park and in the Tallahassee-Leon Babe Ruth League, earned ACC Pitcher of the Year (2007) honors at FSU and is the program's lone three-time, first-team All-ACC selection.

He went 14-2 with a 2.60 ERA his senior season in 2007.

"I am overly excited and grateful for this opportunity," said Henry, an FSU graduate who also has written a weekly baseball column for the Tallahassee Democrat the past three years.

"I am looking forward to working with coach Shouppe again and helping him continue what he has started here."